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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 1640. גָּרַף (garaph) -- To sweep away, to carry off, to remove</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/1640.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/judges/5-21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/1640.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 1640</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/1639.htm" title="1639">◄</a> 1640. garaph <a href="../hebrew/1641.htm" title="1641">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">garaph: To sweep away, to carry off, to remove</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">גָּרַף</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>garaph<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>gah-raf'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(gaw-raf')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To sweep away, to carry off, to remove<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to bear off violently<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "garaph," the concept of sweeping away or removing can be found in Greek words like "αἴρω" (airō - Strong's Greek 142), which means to take up or away, and "καθαρίζω" (katharizō - Strong's Greek 2511), meaning to cleanse or purify.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "garaph" primarily means to sweep away or to carry off, often used in the context of removing something with force or decisiveness. It conveys the idea of a thorough and complete removal, often in a destructive or cleansing manner. This term can be used both literally, as in the sweeping away of physical objects, and metaphorically, as in the removal of people or nations.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of sweeping away or removing was often associated with divine judgment or cleansing. The act of sweeping away could symbolize God's power to remove sin, impurity, or even entire nations that stood against His will. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty and His ability to enact justice and purification.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to sweep away<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>swept them away (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">גָּרַף</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sweep away</b></font> (originally <em>shovel</em> or <em>scoop up, away</em>, compare Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>, Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb017511.gif">; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">גְּרַף</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb017512.gif">, Ethiopic in derivatives) — <font class="hebrew2">(נַחַל קִישׁוֺן) גְּרָפָם</font> <a href="/interlinear/judges/5-21.htm">Judges 5:21</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sweep away <p>A primitive root; to bear off violently -- sweep away. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>גְּרָפָ֔ם גרפם gə·rā·p̄ām geraFam gərāp̄ām<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/5-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 5:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נַ֤חַל קִישׁוֹן֙ <b> גְּרָפָ֔ם </b> נַ֥חַל קְדוּמִ֖ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Kishon <span class="itali">swept them away,</span> The ancient<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Kishon <span class="itali">swept them away,</span> that ancient<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/5-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the torrent of Kishon <span class="itali">swept</span> torrent the ancient<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1640.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1640.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1640<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/gerafam_1640.htm">gə·rā·p̄ām — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/1639.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1639"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1639" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/1641.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1641"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1641" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>